Pre-Nursing Certificate

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(Code 110N)

Students must successfully complete the Pre-Nursing Certificate to be eligible for admission into Montcalm Community College’s Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program. Please contact the Admissions Office for more information.

Prerequisite courses may apply to this program. Criminal background checks and drug screenings are required.

Program Requirements

General Studies

Take the following course:

GNST 105 - College Success for Health Occupations 0.5 credit ¹

Written Communication

Take one of the following Michigan Transfer Agreement recommended courses:

ENGL 100 - Freshman English I 3 credit ³
ENGL 101 - Freshman English II 3 credit ³

Oral Communication

Take the following Michigan Transfer Agreement recommended course:

COMM 220 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credit ³

Laboratory Sciences

Take all of the following:

BIOL 201 - Microbiology 4 credit ²
BIOL 202 - Anatomy & Physiology I 4 credit ²
BIOL 203 - Anatomy & Physiology II 4 credit ²
CHEM 105 - Survey of General Chemistry 4 credit ⁵

Mathematics:

Take one of the following Michigan Transfer Agreement recommended courses:

MATH 102 - Mathematical Investigations 4 credit ⁴
MATH 104 - Intermediate Algebra 4 credit ⁴
MATH 159 - College Algebra 4 credit ⁴
MATH 180 - Precalculus 5 credit ⁴
MATH 190 - Elementary Statistics 3 credit ⁴
MATH 250 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 4 credit ⁴
MATH 251 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II 4 credit ⁴

Social Sciences

Take both of the following Michigan Transfer Agreement recommended courses:

POLI 240 - American Political System 3 credit ³
PSYC 120 - General Psychology 3 credit ³

Humanities & Fine Arts

Take the following Michigan Transfer Agreement recommended courses:

PHIL 222 - Bioethics 3 credit ³

Note:

Minimum of 30 unduplicated credits (100 level or higher) required.

Note:

Should be taken in the first semester of the Pre -Nursing Certificate or as soon as minimum COMPASS scores have been attained
3.0 grade or higher in last four years prior to program entry/maximum of two attempts
2.0 grade or higher
3.0 grade or higher in last four years prior to program entry
2.0 grade or higher in last four years prior to program entry/maximum of two attempts

A Nursing, A.A.S. degree is also available.

Students should also consider higher level courses Transferable to Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) Programs.